Sign up for the Breaking Defense newsletter The HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F 311) sails in a fjord as part of Cold Response 16 (Official Marine Corps Photo by Gunnery Sgt BELFAST — Norway has embarked on studies to examine how it would introduce a new aerial maritime surveillance drone into its forces in the high north and has asked the US for information about suitable American options the Ministry of Defence said in a new statement “Norway is considering several types of drones and it is too early to comment further on the type or specific requirements for the acquisition beyond what is outlined in the adopted long-term plan,” Anne Marie Aanerud state secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Defence “As part of the ongoing studies we have requested additional information on relevant drones from the U.S “The response will be incorporated into the ongoing work on the drone acquisition.” Aanerud noted that a timeline for contract signing has still to be decided as military officials continue to work up a strategy to implement recommendations for the long-term defense plan That defense plan, published in April revealed Oslo’s intention to procure the maritime surveillance drones and Aanerud told Breaking Defense the ministry envisions platforms that are able to “monitor large areas for extended periods of time complementing the tools we already have.” The future drones are set to be based out of Andøya Air Station, northern Norway, 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle and previously home to Royal Norwegian Air Force P-3 Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) Olso decided to reverse a decision to close the base in the aftermath of the Ukraine war and amid a renewed focus on bolstering defense capabilities to counter Russian aggression Though Aanerud declined to say if any specific platforms are under consideration and several international firms make drones that could fit the bill the fact that US authorities had been contacted suggests that American systems are in the running Northrop Grumman delivers the fourth MQ-4C Triton for long-range The US Navy operates the Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) mainly to support intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions and as a complement to Boeing P-8A MPA operations Norway operates five of the P-8 crewed platforms and targeting programs at Northrop Grumman told Breaking Defense his firm has had “extensive” written exchanges as well as face-to-face meetings with Norwegian officials about the aerospace giant’s offerings “We’ve had all our engineers there answering hundreds of questions,” he said adding that an aircraft selection decision could come in the “next few months.” Northrop says the Triton can cover some 4 million nautical miles with its sensor array in a 24-hour sortie — roughly equivalent to the size of China But it is expensive. In July, Inside Defense reported that each newest version of Triton has an estimated price tag of $618 million though that figure was a result of a per-unit price jump in the US Navy program after the total acquisition was slashed Shaffer argued the capabilities of a single airframe are worth the price tag over the drone’s entire lifecycle “The largest cost is the operational sustainment over decades and to do the same mission as a HALE platform it takes three to five times more MALES,” he claimed “That calculus is what Norway is evaluating.” excluding through life and sustainment costs GA-ASI has positioned the drone for sale up north, saying in company literature that “with MQ-9B the Nordic and Northern European allies now have a surveillance platform to choose that can perform all their key missions with low acquisition and operating costs.” A GA-ASI MQ-9B SeaGuardian demonstrates its maritime capabilities during European Maritime Demos (GA-ASI) declined to comment on whether the SeaGuardian is in the race for Norway’s next UAV but did suggest it would be an effective high north asset worldwide proliferated low-Earth orbit (pLEO) satellite communications link and impressive endurance make Arctic awareness possible from anywhere in the world,” he said and then feed real-time intelligence to military and civil authorities around the world.” Brinkley also said that future upgrades of the aircraft including detect and avoid technology integrated with Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) capability Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) and air-to-air radar “will add to the ease of operating in the Arctic.” Specific to maritime missions the MQ-9B can also be equipped with a 360-degree maritime radar fitted with an Automated Identification System (AIS) an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability featuring a sonobuoy monitoring and control system capable of dispensing up to 40 sonobuoys A spokesperson for the US State Department, which plays a key role in negotiating foreign military sales, told Breaking Defense that the US has a “close defense trade partnership with Norway that includes co-production of advanced systems like the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System we have no comment on our specific cooperation in the long-range maritime UAV space and would refer you to the Government of Norway.” Oslo has consistently stressed that multinational collaboration with allies will be a core element of the maritime surveillance drone acquisition the Norwegian drone effort has been hotly debated in recent months with critics publicly warning against the procurement of large Writing in a Norwegian Armed Forces magazine former Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force and currently the Norwegian military representative to NATO questioned the survivability of the US platforms specifically citing shootdown incidents of both aircraft Large drones “with their low speed and large radar cross-section … can become relatively easy targets for an adversary that has modern anti-aircraft systems and they are vulnerable to electronic countermeasures that can disrupt their communication and navigation systems,” stated Folland Instead of Norway opting for such large, expensive platforms, he recommended looking into alternative ideas, specifically procurement of a stealth-designed drone or ordering additional satellites. “Monitoring and situation overview from space can potentially be significantly better than from a drone,” he added The demand for rocket motors for missiles is acute with steps being taken to expand domestic production that includes more international cooperation The defense secretary said the US must “cultivate exceptional senior leaders who drive innovation and operational excellence unencumbered by unnecessary bureaucratic layers that hinder their growth and effectiveness.” These expeditionary systems provide new layers of defense against evolving threats and enable non-kinetic attack Voyager Technologies explains how we must reshape the Aerospace and Defense industrial supply chain to make it stronger Sign up and get Breaking Defense news in your inbox A new Collins Aerospace system enhances U.S Companies aiming to develop small facility in Spillum Keysource is partnering with Norwegian firm Namsos Datasenter (NDS) to develop Edge data centers in Norway Data center firm Keysource announced this week Namsos has completed its Edge and colocation data center blueprint and associated business plan The company said the next stage will involve discussions with investors with a planned build completion date of 2023 This will reportedly be the first of a number of planned collaborative Norwegian Edge data centers from this partnership “We have now completed the blueprint and business case and all the key components such as the land and utilities are in place Subject to investor funding we are ready to start the build and this facility will be operational in 2023 We will also be responsible for operating it on completion,” said Stephen Lorimer added: “Keysource has an extensive capability and experience both in Europe and the Nordics and is a strong partner for us Working together we have developed a design that is both innovative and sustainable and will greatly benefit the region.” Keysource first announced it was working with NDS in December 2019 The companies are looking to develop Edge facilities in the Namsos and Namdalen regions of Norway the companies are initially looking to build a small data center in Spillum; the facility will start as a 200kW eventually scaling to 1.2MW and 288 cabinets Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia a 23-year-old from Uyo and the creative mind behind Gim’s Exclusive has emerged as the winner of the first-ever Inferno Runway a cutting-edge fashion design reality show culminated in a 10-day intensive camp in Akwa Ibom a project conceived by reality TV producer Bob Cal was brought from the heart of New York City to Akwa Ibom in a bid to discover deserving talents in the African fashion scene contestants faced a series of rigorous challenges designed to push their creativity to new heights culminating in a final showcase where Thomas outshined his competitors As the winner of the Inferno Runway competition Joel Namso Thomas has secured a coveted spot at the prestigious 2025 Brooklyn Fashion Week one of the world’s premier platforms for emerging designers he has earned representation from Plugstar Entertainment a leading US celebrity image management company and will serve as the brand ambassador for Inferno Runway under FE TV HUB further cementing his position as a rising star in the fashion industry The inaugural season of Inferno Runway was held in partnership with the renowned Mr and culture in a spectacular event that highlighted the rich potential of Nigeria’s creative talents THISDAY is published by THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD. Nigeria with offices in 36 states of Nigeria the Federal Capital Territory and around the world It is Nigeria’s most authoritative news media available on all platforms for the political professional and diplomatic elite and broader middle classes while serving as the meeting point of new ideas culture and technology for the aspirationals and millennials The newspaper is a public trust dedicated to the pursuit of truth and reason covering a range of issues from breaking news to politics sports and community to the crossroads of people and society You can email us at: hello@thisdaylive.com or visit our contact us page Norway is currently playing host to a massive multi-national NATO exercise that is meant to enhance the military organization's collective response capabilities.   Hosted in Norway's central region, Cold Response is an annual military exercise. This year, the exercise will be comprised of 15,000 personnel from over ten countries Some of the countries participating are NATO members Canada The US's contribution to Cold Response 2016 include tanks Havyard has signed a new contract with Norsk Fisketransport (NFT) for the delivery of a live fish carrier of Havyard 587 design with an option for another identical vessel The delivery of the first vessel is planned in June 2020 and NFT has until summer 2019 to exercise the option for a further vessel of Havyard design 587 The two vessels will be fourth and fifth sister ships of the NFT’s already owned Havtrans “We are extremely satisfied with Steigen which was christened in June at a big public ceremony in Steigen,” said Oddleif Wigdahl The new live fish carrier will be Havyard’s build no 147 and it will be identical to build no 127 “There’s no need to change a recipe that has already proved successful Choosing Havyard again was not a difficult decision: good cooperation high quality and an end product that is exactly how we want it,” added Wigdahl Havyard’s five business areas will contribute to the delivery: Fish Handling (MMC First Process) will deliver the on-board fish handling system; Power & Control (Norwegian Electric Systems and Norwegian Control Systems) will deliver everything from the bridge to the propeller; Ship Design & Solutions is responsible for the design and Shipbuilding Technology will equip the vessel together with Production & Services CEO of Havyard said: “Building a live fish carriers is complicated and we had some technical challenges when we built Namsos for NFT but this in turn resulted in the highly successful Steigen The fact that NFT now wants a sister ship that is a carbon copy of Steigen speaks volumes about how good the resulting vessel was Building these new live fish carriers means developing lots of new technology and making adaptations to make the vessel as functional as possible and to ensure excellent fish welfare Our combination of expert personnel and cooperation across business areas means that we can deliver exactly that I look forward to further developing our good cooperation with NFT in new projects.” Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Agreement is subject to regulatory approval with the Trojan Technologies group of businesses The agreement is subject to regulatory approval.Salsnes Filter’s patented filter technology removes particles from municipal and industrial process water cruise lines and aquaculture use the fully automated treatment technology to treat effluent improve the quality of influent or enhance the utilization of raw materials Salsnes Filter is also an alternative to a primary settling stage for a traditional chemical/biological treatment facility or preventing membrane bioreactor fouling Salsnes Filter will operate as one of the Trojan Technologies group of businesses.Founded in 1991 Salsnes Filter is represented in many countries and will continue to operate out of Namsos with production facilities in Salsnes The identity of the aquaculture manager has been disclosed by, among others, Nettavisen, Dagbladet, and the Finnish major newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reports Fish Farming Expert's Norwegian sister site The police in Finland also state in a press release that a Norwegian has confessed to the murder of Janne Puhakka Nettavisen and Dagbladet report that Nordmo he has been listed as the chief executive of the company Aqua Mar according to investigation leader Matti Högman was owned by the Norwegian man in his 60s who is suspected of the murder He had a gun licence for a hunting shotgun in Norway "We suspect that the murder was planned, but I want to emphasise that this is not a confirmed fact," Högman told VG. The victim is identified as the former hockey player Janne Puhakka, who was a well-known face in his home country. He was currently featuring in the reality show "Petolliset" Editor Magazine & Web: Gareth Moore Chief Editor: Pål Mugaas Jensen Publisher Oceanspace Media AS:Gustav Erik Blaalid I run a technology company and I’m in the process of setting up two new businesses here In Botnan we have such a strong local community where neighbours help each other and often pop in for a social coffee We also have a very active sports club in Botnan What’s impressive is the amount of energy given to training and developing kids and the facilities rival those of a larger town You don’t always feel you're living in the wealthiest country in the world (per person) especially when you see how hard the few remaining farmers have to work and how few of their children can afford to return here and take over the farms that are being sold in the area But that's another topic and one I could also ramble about enthusiastically for some time (trust me!) But it is sad to see the decline in Norway's farming and its ability to produce basic foods I hope the current madness in the world has brought to light just how valuable this is and people appreciate it more Rich nations can afford to ask the best questions such as - how do we deliver the best educational outcomes for our children So if the local authority can’t continue to fund schools then something has gone catastrophically wrong but you ask any parent what they think of it and I've no doubt it will be very positive So much research exists that supports the basic principle; pupils at smaller schools are happier and do better It's basic and simple and it's well documented educators that understand this aren't the ones making the decisions around school sizes that’s usually left to someone looking at short-term budget plans So looking at this from a purely micro- and macroeconomic standpoint the numbers provided assume the argument given is that Sørenget Skole needs a new building; those who know the school do not agree with this conclusion The truth is some of the buildings need some basic upgrades; insulation The current projection is that if 4 schools close then 20 million NOK might be saved by Namsos kommune 4.9 million of that is coming from Sørenget Skole (3.4 Million of that again is if and only if they build a new school at Sørenget At least it's clear what the perceived value of educating our kids is I’ve not lived here long enough to know how good Namsos kommune are at financial projections Namsos Kommune also owns the buildings at Sørenget but they don't yet have any plans for them So the projected 1.5 million NOK saving at Sørenget (taken they close the school and do not build a new one) will likely be reduced as a result of some future expenditure on keeping or taking down the buildings And all the extra car journeys parents will be making the extra hours kids will be in transport (ours will go from 1.5 hours to around 2.5 - 3 hours per day depending on stops) Oh and carbon seems to be a hot topic these days Looking at the wider macroeconomics of this (which doesn't sit anywhere on any projections or any spreadsheet) and the situation is grave.. Like our neighbours when they moved back here Sørenget Skole was a major decision factor having good local schools is so important for the survival of rural communities inner cities schools wouldn’t be able to cope The economics are simple; give people reasons to be here or move here and you get economic stability and growth The more cash spent locally means more opportunities and higher employment But the centralisation of services like education has the opposite effect And as one of my favourite comedians says; ‘is that what you want ‘cause that’s what’ll happen’ So if Namsos kommune wants to see economic growth they need to make the region more attractive for people to stay and work or to return here when they are settling down it's what divides the 'developed' from the ‘developing' nations This dangerous desire to do the opposite through ‘the centralisation of everything’ into large towns and cities is also a false economy (and one that most of the sitting political parties are actively against) you take from one hand to feed the other it's a short term strategy that doesn’t work It's one where those who don’t embrace centralisation become more isolated and disadvantaged but wealthier nations can afford a better quality of life which in turn should lead to greater productivity and better economics the question needs to be - how can we support local communities and deliver the best education I'm left questioning what we will do if Sørenget Skole closes We didn’t move to Namsos town we moved to Botnan in Namsos kommune and this is where we want to live I've spent the last two years building a house here and getting settled.. And I've now got a tractor to think about… If the school closes Trondheim could be a good alternative for us; I don’t want to be a taxi driver… Vi oppfordrer leserne til å bidra med sine meninger Map of the 2022 Arctic Race of Norway(Image credit: ASO)Dates: August 11-14 The 2022 Arctic Race of Norway returns for a ninth edition with four stages from August 11-14 and organisers noting that it is the first time the race will be held below The first two days offer opportunities for the sprinters stage 1 being the longest of the race at 185km among them 10 teams that were in Norway earlier in the season for the Tour de France It is the first appearance at the race for Team BikeExchange-Jayco as well as a new China Glory Continental team Human Powered Health returns after a two-year hiatus Two teams from Norway will be in the peloton - Coop which won the mountains classification last year with Fredrik Dversenes Four of the UCI WorldTeams have notable riders from Norway: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux (Alexander Kristoff and Sven-Erik Bystrøm) Team BikeExchange-Jayco (Amund Grøndahl Jansen) Team DSM (Andreas Leknessund and Jonas Iversby Hvideberg) and Israel-Premier Tech (Carl Fredrik Hagen) A pair of ProTeams have Norwegian riders as well - Human Powered Health (August Jensen and Kristian Aasvold) and TotalEnergies (Edvald Boasson Hagen) Mo i Rana will welcome the participants for the Grand Départ of the Arctic Race of Norway on August 11 returning as a stage host for the first time since 2016 two ascents of the same climb will be tackled on the 185km stage 1 The second passage leaves 70 kilometres to the finish line this time The peloton will hit the finish after two full circuits of 10.5km each in Mo i Rana Stage 2 covers a rolling course of 155km with a start in Mosjøen for a second time the highest at 388 metres being Tosen summit lead to a flat finishing the coastal town of Brønnøysund.  Stage 3 is a day for climbers with 180km from Namsos to the summit of Skallstugu The rise to the finish line is 3.7 kilometres with an average gradient of 6% There are a trio of small third-category climbs along the way to the uphill finish The final day of racing is 160km around Trondheim The opening 122 kilometres are rolling with a sprint in Spongdal one at Løveset and the other at Staggan Then the final 37 kilometres are enclosed in an 8km circuit The loops uses the Gamle Bybro (Old Town Bridge) to cross the Nidelva River before tackling the Tyholt tower summit a 1.4km climb at 8% with a maximum gradient of 17% Cofidis rider takes over GC lead on penultimate day The Frenchman punched his way clear with 2km remaining and he held off the chasing group to win the stage by three seconds from Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-Samsic) and Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech) Cofidis had policed the peloton for much of the afternoon on behalf of overall leader Axel Zingle though the French squad had multiple options on the category 1 haul to the line Lafay was prominent once the gradient stiffened tracking a brisk acceleration from Nicola Conci (Alpecin-Deceuninck) with 3.2km remaining before unleashing his own winning move on the most demanding sector of the ascent I had to attack on the steepest section,” Lafay said “Axel told me at the start of the steepest part that I could play my hand because he wasn’t feeling in top shape Lafay looked a likely stage winner after opening a sizeable gap over his chasers even if the Lyon native repeatedly checked back over his shoulder to track the progress of the fragmented chasing group which included climbers of the quality of Quinten Hermans (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) Houle and Nick Schultz (BikeExchange-Jayco) “I told myself to manage my effort and not to go flat out too soon in case I blew up I had lactic acid up to my ears anyway.” The victory was the second of Lafay’s career after his solo win at Guardia Sanframondi on last year’s Giro d’Italia It also marked a return to form after illness forced the 26-year-old to abandon his Tour de France debut last month especially after what I went through at the Tour,” Lafay said it was hard to train and I had breathing difficulties.” Saturday’s stage was animated by a four-man break featuring Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) Tom Wirtgen (Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB) and Håkon Aalrust (Team Coop) The quartet established a maximum lead of 5:35 over the peloton where Cofidis were policing affairs on behalf of overnight leader Alex Zingle The break led over the climbs of Strugstad but their buffer receded over the final 70km of the stage Van der Hoorn and Ballerstedt jumped clear of their erstwhile companions ahead of the final but their late rally was never likely to hold off the chasers Van der Hoorn and Ballerstedt had a lead of just a handful of seconds come the base of that climb and they were swept up with 3.5km to go Mark Donovan (DSM) was the first attacker from the peloton with Conci later unfurling the acceleration that definitively split the field Lafay responded smartly to Conci’s onslaught with 3.2km to go and the Frenchman then unleashed his winning effort with 2km remaining Lafay already looked to have a winning advantage though the splintered chasing group closed fiercely in the final 500 metres Sven Erik Bystrom (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) and Carl Fredrik Hagen (Israel Premier Tech) and he inherits the overall lead from his teammate Zingle Ahead of Sunday’s finale in Trondheim Lafay holds a seven-second advantage over Vauquelin with Houle a further two seconds behind in third though he insisted his teammate Zingle – now 11th at 23 seconds also remained in the hunt “He limited the damage very well here and with the time bonus he took the other day he’s still in the match for tomorrow,” Lafay said The important thing is that we win as a team.” Results powered by FirstCycling AquacultureSecond tuna attack on a salmon farm in a week: This time it's MowiSalMar also discovered a massive tuna in its facility around the same time 24.10.2017 15:25:00 CEST | The Avinor Group | Aktuelt Widerøe will directly connect Avinor’s Oslo Namsos and Rørvik airports for the first time this December considerably boosting connectivity across the country.From 4 December Widerøe will be considerably boosting domestic connectivity when it launches a four times weekly service between the operating company’s Oslo (Photo: Sverre Hjoer)Avinor’s long-term airline partner has confirmed a four times weekly domestic link between the operating company’s international hub and its regional airports Namsos and Rørvik Utilising the carrier’s 39-seat DHC-8-100s on the sector the route will operate Rørvik-Namsos-Oslo-Namsos-Rørvik “These services are hugely important for those living in Norway and will see a boost in the connectivity across the region,” explains Jasper Spruit “Being able to establish such customised flights with Widerøe which have been well-adapted for both business travellers and the tourist perfectly fits into our objectives to better-connect our country as well as ensuring Oslo’s growth as Norway’s international hub.” Following Widerøe’s recent revelation that the world’s first Embraer 190-E2 commercial flight will take place from Avinor’s Bergen Airport next year offering nearly 50% more seats than its existing aircraft the airline’s latest announcement will add more than 1,200 monthly seats to the Norwegian domestic market from Oslo Facing no direct competition on the new service Namsos and Rørvik become the 15thand 16thdomestic destinations served by the Norwegian regional carrier from Oslo this winter Mayor of Vikna Municipality added: “It’s been an extremely cooperative process Widerøe and Avinor have created a link which gives everyone the opportunity to work and live where they want plus the new timetable offers capacity when people really need to travel.” Travellers are adviced to call our passenger service at +47 915 06 400 Registrer deg med din e-postadresse under for å få de nyeste sakene fra The Avinor Group på e-post fortløpende and Sandnessjøen were transferred to Avinor’s Remote Tower Centre in Bodø 4.2 million travelers used Avinor's airports This is an increase of seven percent compared to March 2024 3.6 million travelers used Avinor's airports This is an increase of 2 percent compared to February 2024 There is a slight increase in the number of domestic travelers "International traffic drives passenger growth Avinor's revenues will exceed NOK 12 billion for the first time The measures decided in the 2025 state budget and the Ministry of Transport's framework decision on take-off and passenger fees for the years 2025-2029 will provide strengthened financial earnings and sufficient flexibility for Avinor in the coming years" 3.5 million passengers used Avinor's airports This is an increase of nine percent compared to January 2024 The largest increase is among international travelers with the number of travelers rising by 13 percent The number of domestic travelers is six percent higher than in January last year I vårt presserom finner du alle våre siste pressemeldinger dokumenter og annen relevant informasjon om oss E-mail: hege.rasmussen@hnt.no Clinic for mental health and substance abuse Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) She contributed to the study concept and design drafting/revision of the manuscript and approved the submitted version Hege Rasmussen is a nurse with a Master's degree in health and social sciences with specialisation in psychiatry and doctoral research fellow at the Department of Mental Health Norwegian University of Science and Technology She is studying frontotemporal dementia as part of her ongoing PhD project The author has completed the ICMJE form and reports no conflicts of interest He contributed to the study concept and design He is a senior consultant and associate professor and conducts research into the health of elderly people with depression editor of Tidsskriftet and director of the Norwegian Medicines Manual Risk factors for frontotemporal dementia are poorly understood The purpose of this article is to provide an up-to-date review of modifiable risk factors for frontotemporal dementia and to evaluate the evidence base for clinical recommendations on how to reduce risk PubMed and Cochrane databases in the period May 2016 to April 2017 of which 101 were excluded because they concerned only genetic aspects of frontotemporal dementia and non-modifiable risk factors we selected 12 articles that were either reviews or original studies Some studies showed an association between modifiable risk factors and the development of frontotemporal dementia One study found that diabetes gives rise to increased risk Three studies showed that head injury can increase the risk of frontotemporal dementia and that the prevalence of traumatic brain injury is significantly higher in patients with frontotemporal dementia than with other forms of dementia Autoimmune disease may be associated with increased risk of primary progressive aphasia The literature suggested an association between diabetes autoimmune disease and frontotemporal dementia There is currently insufficient evidence on which to base recommendations for lifestyle changes to prevent frontotemporal dementia at the population level Term encompasses the following disorders (3–6): Accounts for about half of all frontotemporal dementia cases and includes altered behaviour and personality Language variant (primary progressive aphasia) Non-fluent variant (progressive non-fluent aphasia) Frontotemporal dementia also overlaps with other neurodegenerative diseases: Behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease Many patients with frontotemporal dementia show symptom onset in their fifties or sixties with some individuals affected as early as their thirties or forties (7) The interval between symptom onset and diagnosis may be up to five years (8 and there is currently no curative treatment (10) Risk factors for dementia can be divided into modifiable and non-modifiable (11) Knowledge of modifiable risk factors is important for clinicians who wish to offer patients advice on how to prevent or reduce the risk of developing dementia Frontotemporal dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia in those under the age of 65 (4) and is thought to account for about 10 % of all cases in this age group (12) The prevalence of dementia under the age of 65 in Norway has been estimated at 1 200–1 400 cases but up-to-date figures are not available for incidence and prevalence among younger persons (8) A family history is one of the major risk factors for frontotemporal dementia but up to 60 % of those affected have no known family members with the condition (13) This indicates that 6 out of 10 cases are sporadic (non-hereditary) (13) Frontotemporal dementia is linked to chromosome 17 in some families with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern Mutations in the tau gene have also been detected in certain cases (14) Knowledge of modifiable risk factors for frontotemporal dementia can therefore play a key role in understanding who is affected The purpose of this article is to provide an up-to-date review of modifiable risk factors for frontotemporal dementia and to evaluate whether the evidence base is sufficient to provide clinical recommendations aimed at reducing risk We conducted a systematic search in the PsychInfo using the MeSH terms and keywords 'frontotemporal degeneration' The search was limited to articles published in the period 1 January 2005 to 24 January 2017 The search was filtered by the following languages: Norwegian The inclusion criteria were that articles should be reviews or original studies with data on modifiable risk factors for frontotemporal dementia Studies of non-modifiable risk factors as well as all case reports opinion pieces and conference proceedings were excluded of which 101 were excluded because the title revealed that they were not about modifiable risk factors of which a further 25 were excluded because they did not relate to modifiable risk factors The 11 articles included were all either review articles or original studies with data on modifiable risk factors for frontotemporal dementia An article from the reference list of one of the 11 was included in addition bringing the total to 12 articles (Figure 1 Risk factors for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the studies selected De Reuck, 2012 (15) 22 brains from deceased persons diagnosed with FTD Control group: 15 brains from deceased persons with no history of brain disease Cerebrovascular risk factors and lesions were less common among persons with FTD whereas changes in white matter were more prevalent and more severe Golimstok, 2014 (16) 100 persons with FTD Control group 200 persons without dementia or any other neurological disease Diabetes was identified as a risk factor for FTD Kalkonde, 2012 (17) 63 patients with behavioural variant FTD Control group: 491 patients with another form of dementia Patients with FTD had a higher prevalence of traumatic brain injury and lower prevalence of cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease than the control group Torralva, 2015 (18) 62 patients with behavioural variant FTD and cerebrovascular disease Control group: 329 patients with behavioural variant FTD without cerebrovascular disease The FTD group was older at disease onset and had more cases of stroke and hypertension than the control group Borroni, 2008 (19) 117 patients with FTD Control groups: 400 patients with Alzheimer´s disease 55 patients with progressive supranuclear palsy 55 patients with corticobasal degeneration were younger than the control groups with Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy had a stronger family history of dementia than the patients with Alzheimer's disease had a higher prevalence of APOE- risk genotype than the control groups with corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy had a higher educational level than the control group with Alzheimer's disease had a lower prevalence of cardiomyopathy and hypertension than the control group with Alzheimer's disease had a lower prevalence of hypertension than the control group with progressive supranuclear palsy Rosso, 2003 (13) 80 patients with sporadic FTD Control group: 124 patients without cognitive impairment or dementia The FTD patients had a higher prevalence of head injury and metabolic disease than the control group Miller, 2013 (20) 129 patients with the semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia Control groups: 39 patients who were progranulin mutation carriers 186 patients with normal cognition 158 patients with Alzheimer's disease The FTD patients and the control group of progranulin mutation carriers had an increased prevalence of certain autoimmune diseases compared to the control groups with normal cognition or Alzheimer's disease Deutsch, 2015 (21) 1 016 patients with FTD Control group: 2 015 patients without cognitive impairments Head injury with loss of consciousness was more common in patients with FTD than in the control group Atkins, (2012) (22) 62 persons with early Alzheimer's disease Control group: 61 persons with early FTD There were more smokers and individuals with higher body weight among patients with FTD than in the control group with early Alzheimer's disease The literature review was performed in accordance with the PRISMA criteria (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) (23) A high educational level is considered to be protective against Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia (19) The relationship between educational level and frontotemporal dementia progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration has also been examined (19) The analysis included risk factors such as family history The analysis compared 117 patients with frontotemporal dementia with control groups comprising 400 patients with Alzheimer's disease 55 with primary supranuclear palsy and 55 with corticobasal degeneration The results revealed that persons with frontotemporal dementia were on average younger at disease onset had higher levels of education and were more likely to have family members with dementia than the control groups (19) Another study from 2014 found that approximately 60 % of patients with frontotemporal dementia were sporadic cases (16) The study included 100 patients with frontotemporal dementia and a control group of 200 persons a significant association was found between frontotemporal dementia and type 2 diabetes compared with the control group Type 2 diabetes was shown to be an independent risk factor for frontotemporal dementia (16) researchers found that it was more difficult to diagnose frontotemporal dementia in persons who had previously had a stroke (18) Patients with the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia more often had hypertension and a history of stroke The findings of this study suggest that cerebrovascular disease should not be ruled out in cases of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (18) Another prospective study found that persons with early Alzheimer's disease had an almost three times greater risk of hypertension than those with early frontotemporal dementia whereas smoking and overweight were more common in the group with early frontotemporal dementia (22) researchers found that cerebrovascular lesions were less common in persons with frontotemporal dementia compared with healthy control subjects but that white matter changes occurred more often These should therefore not be used in isolation as a prognostic indicator (15) Head injury was associated with an increased risk of frontotemporal dementia with an odds ratio of 3.3 in a cohort of 80 patients with sporadic frontotemporal dementia versus a control group of 124 persons without cognitive impairment (13) a cohort of 63 patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia was compared to a control group of 491 patients with another form of dementia Traumatic brain injury was found to be more common in the patients with frontotemporal dementia (17) A major study that included 1 016 persons with frontotemporal dementia and a control group of 2 015 persons without cognitive impairment showed that head injury with loss of consciousness was more common in patients with frontotemporal dementia and may increase the risk of the disorder (21) One study has shown an increased prevalence of specific autoimmune diseases in patients with the semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia and in progranulin mutation carriers compared to healthy control subjects and control subjects with Alzheimer's disease (20) Our literature review demonstrates that few studies have examined modifiable risk factors for frontotemporal dementia (4 It is important to note that early symptoms of frontotemporal dementia may include impulsive and disinhibited behaviour leading to with increased consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods in particular or increased use of alcohol and tobacco (1 Little is known about the length of the prodromal phase in frontotemporal dementia but studies show that it may take up to five years from the initial examination for a diagnosis to be made (8) The study showing that patients with frontotemporal dementia are younger and have higher educational levels than patients with Alzheimer's disease used persons with other dementia disorders as controls This may result in selection bias owing to differences in age of onset between the disorders (19) Another source of bias must also be considered: Higher education is more common among younger persons than among older generations and frontotemporal dementia often affects younger individuals a significant association was found between frontotemporal dementia and type 2 diabetes in one study (16) overweight and frontotemporal dementia in another (22) overweight and smoking may be viewed as modifiable risk factors for frontotemporal dementia but they may also form part of the prodromal phase There are conflicting findings in two studies regarding the status of hypertension as a risk factor: Kalkonde et al found a fairly similar prevalence of hypertension in patients with frontotemporal dementia versus other forms of dementia (17) who included a cohort of individuals with early-stage frontotemporal dementia and a control group with early-stage Alzheimer's disease found hypertension to be more common in Alzheimer's disease (22) One reason for the divergent findings may be that one of the studies used a younger disease cohort and a younger control group Three studies show that head injury increases the risk of developing frontotemporal dementia One of these studies featured a markedly larger disease cohort than all of the other studies we identified with 1 016 persons with frontotemporal dementia (21) Head injury is thus the most studied risk factor but two of the studies have small sample sizes and all three use different definitions of head injury One study found an association between autoimmune disease and the semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia (20) This study includes no control variables in terms of other diseases or lifestyle variables It is unclear whether there is an association between systemic autoimmune disease and frontotemporal dementia The literature suggests associations between diabetes but the current evidence base is too narrow to be able to draw any conclusions There is insufficient evidence to support recommendations for specific lifestyle changes aimed at preventing frontotemporal dementia at the population level One of the authors is an editor of Tidsskriftet The manuscript has therefore been handled by external editor Jan Frich We found no studies that were able to show an effect of treatment in slowing or preventing the development of frontotemporal dementia Head injury was the biggest risk factor for frontotemporal dementia among those examined in this study there is a major need for more research on how to prevent frontotemporal dementia PRISMA Group. Reprint–preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. Phys Ther 2009; 89: 873 - 80. [PubMed] Nyeste ledige stillinger fra legejobber.no Hold deg oppdatert om ny forskning og medisinske nyheter Sjefredaktør Are Brean • Tidsskriftet er et medisinskvitenskapelig tidsskrift med åpen tilgang Tidsskriftet redigeres etter redaktørplakaten ISSN 0029-2001 (papir) ISSN 0807-7096 (nett) Rolf Nordmo (56) has been appointed as the new CEO of AquaGen He comes from a position as CEO of ACD Pharmaceuticals and will start in his new position in AquaGen on 1 January 2015 Nordmo is a trained veterinarian from the Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine and started his professional career as a veterinary inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture Later he led the establishment and subsequent operation of the research station VESO Vikan The next 12 years he worked as managing director at Biotech AH & N Immunocorp and Biorigin Scandinavia with the development and sale of immunostimulatory feed ingredients for fish and other animals he also run the establishment and operation of the Brazilian-owned company Biorigin Europe in Antwerp Biorigin is a world leader in yeast based feed ingredients for animals For the last 18 months Nordmo headed the company ACD Pharmaceuticals in Oslo ACD is a company in the Nordly group that works with research and development towards the protection of fish from diseases He has been in different executive positions in the company over a period of 10 years and contributed to developing the company into a global leader in salmon breeding The board would like to thank Müller for his efforts during these years 1.6.2022 13:01:00 CEST | The Avinor Group | Press release On Wednesday 1 June, Avinor, Kongsberg Gruppen and State Secretary Jakob Bjelland marked the opening of the world’s biggest remote tower in Bodø.Foto: AvinorThe new centre is located in a brand new building from which an initial 15 towers at an equivalent number of airports will be controlled remotely. At present, some four airports are already remotely controlled from the Remote Towers Centre in Bodø. These are Røst, Vardø, Hasvik and Berlevåg. Significant international interest Today’s opening also represents an important milestone for Kongsberg Gruppen. Four new airports to come under remote control in 2022 In June, Mehamn and Røros Airports are scheduled to transition to remote controlled operations, while Rørvik and Namsos are due to transfer in September. This means that Avinor’s Remote Towers Centre will be responsible for the operation of eight airports before the end of the year. Subscribe to all the latest releases from The Avinor Group by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time. This week, tower operations at the airports in Molde, Leknes, and Sandnessjøen were transferred to Avinor’s Remote Tower Centre in Bodø. In March, 4.2 million travelers used Avinor's airports. This is an increase of seven percent compared to March 2024. In February, 3.6 million travelers used Avinor's airports. This is an increase of 2 percent compared to February 2024. There is a slight increase in the number of domestic travelers, but for international travelers, the number went up by 6 percent. "International traffic drives passenger growth, and in 2024, Avinor's revenues will exceed NOK 12 billion for the first time. The measures decided in the 2025 state budget and the Ministry of Transport's framework decision on take-off and passenger fees for the years 2025-2029, together with the revenue growth, will provide strengthened financial earnings and sufficient flexibility for Avinor in the coming years", says acting CEO Anders Kirsebom. In January, 3.5 million passengers used Avinor's airports. This is an increase of nine percent compared to January 2024. The largest increase is among international travelers, with the number of travelers rising by 13 percent. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account Panzer Corps‘ sequel is finally here continuing onwards as the spiritual successor of the Panzer General games of yore and challenging missions for avid wargaming fans Or will this offensive flounder right before the gates of Moscow Let’s find out in our official review you play as a German commander in World War II and you can even assign traits that can benefit or hinder your experience Your first taste of battle is during the invasion of Poland allowing you to select whether you’re advancing from the north or the south many of Panzer Corps 2‘s scenarios present this dilemma the invasion of Denmark and Norway — or just Norway — presents two options: do you land on the hilly countryside near Oslo and Stavanger or further north near the mountains of Trondheim and Namsos you’ll continue to progress and your victories may carry you across the Atlantic While you’re able to field new units at the start of each Panzer Corps 2 mission you’ll carry over the veterans from previous scenarios you’ll find yourself getting attached to some of your most experienced units and heroes you’ll need to take note of your army’s composition and units the same panzers that led the drive through the Ardennes in Fall Gelb might be some of the best around but they may not fare as well as before once they reach the freezing cold of Russia Specific unit capabilities also need to be taken into consideration One has to take note of all the advantages prior to committing to an attack some artillery pieces use a “soft attack” which is effective against “soft” targets such as infantry whereas others have a “hard attack” that’s better suited for armored units It does become a little hard to memorize all of these differences and this comes from someone who’s played a lot of World War II strategy games including the original Panzer Corps and Paradox Interactive’s Hearts of Iron series Part of the confusion stems from Panzer Corps 2‘s own in-game mechanics of troop losses versus suppression units will only deal suppression (which weakens a target) as opposed to outright killing its troops one that does add a layer of depth and complexity planes can sometimes do neither troop damage nor suppression even when an enemy is out in the open Two other in-game concepts also continue to be a minor nuisance: retreating and movement commands A unit retreats if it suffers massive losses to its combat strength outside of recon units or a tank’s “overrun” mechanic all your troops can only move once per turn If you advanced multiple units to support an attack you can no longer order them to catch a retreating enemy especially when you consider that the game is called Panzer Corps 2 and yet overall unit mobility and flexibility can be limited Panzer Corps 2 can be forgiving if you made mistakes You don’t need to “save scum” since you can undo your commands the randomness of combat engagements can be removed entirely what the game desperately needs as QOL improvements are navigation systems or tags/icons showing which units can still move or act Although this is visible if you keep scrolling down the unit list panel a more user-friendly method would be extremely helpful One need only look at the first mission in the Kursk campaign which has over 70 units for you to check one by one The biggest downsides in Panzer Corps 2, at the moment, would be a few odds and ends. As mentioned in our technical review the game is poorly optimized for 4K displays with higher settings barely chugging along at 30 FPS Keybind changes don’t get saved and you’ll keep hearing the same music track over and over We’ve been told that these issues would be remedied upon the game’s release Panzer Corps 2 is still brimming with content you’ll continue playing for hours due to 60 or so missions that can be tackled There are also campaigns from the previous game’s DLCs featuring the Afrika Korps as well as the German operations in Italy or “Case Axis.” Although the campaigns predominantly focus on Axis operations there are additional scenarios where you get to play as the United States or the Soviet Union Additional DLCs would be made available eventually though you could opt to craft your own custom-made creations It should also be mentioned that the units and maps look visually striking a treat for an armchair general’s eyes Panzer Corps 2 releases on March 19, 2020. You can purchase it on Steam for $59.99.